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#729 The Ripples Of Childhood Abuse - Nathan Spiteri Jan 03, 2025

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Nathan Spiteri (@NathanSpiteri) is an Australian filmmaker, actor, and writer on a mission to eradicate the lingering shame of abuse. As a child, Nathan was sexually and mentally abused for years. He discusses the attachment he felt to his abuser, how he continued the cycle of abuse as an adult, and how he was finally able to see that the pain he was causing others stemmed from his own trauma.

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If you’re interested in seeing or buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking which is transitioning from @MIHHfurniture to its new handle @ShapedFurniture

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#728 Childless By Choice - Dr Kate Truitt Returns Dec 27, 2024

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Dr. Kate Truitt is a psychologist and neuroscientist, visiting the show for the second time. In this episode, she opens up about being childless in our current culture and shares personal stories that have shaped her life. She also discusses her research on the amygdala and a healing method called Brain Partnership.

More About Dr. Truitt

CEO & Founder, Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates

CEO, Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles

CEO & Founder, The Amy Research Foundation

Executive Director & Founder, The Truitt Institute

YouTube Channel: Empowering Brain Smart Mental Health for All

Healing Workbook: Healing in Your Hands: Self-Havening Exercises to Harness Neuroplasticity, Heal Traumatic Stress, and Build Resilience

New book! Keep Breathing: A Psychologist’s Intimate Journey Through Loss, Trauma, and Rediscovering Life

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#727 Jason O'Mara - Men & Depression Dec 20, 2024

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Jason O’Mara (@JasonOmaraOfficial) is an Irish-American actor (Band of Brothers, Blood of Zeus) who advocates for mental health and works closely with Movember, an organization that focuses on men’s health, including mental health and suicide prevention. Jason also shares his own story of living with depression and his path to sobriety.

For more about Movember go to www.Movember.com

Follow Jason on IG @JasonOmaraOfficial

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#726 Fantasy, Shyness & Low Self-Esteem - Rebecca W Dec 13, 2024

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Rebecca W is Paul's friend from a support group. She shares her struggles with shyness and low-self esteem and opens up about sex and love addiction as well as her penchant for fantasy.

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#725 Aging Out Of Foster Care & Being An Orphan - Franco Vega Dec 06, 2024

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Franco Vega is the founder of The RightWay Foundation, a nonprofit that helps transition-age foster youth find jobs, stable housing, and mental health support. He shares his own journey, which included being orphaned as a child and struggling with addiction, and ultimately what brought him to establishing this foundation.

For more about Franco and the RightWay Foundation https://www.therightwayfoundation.org/

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#724 Healthcare Worker Burnout - Psychiatrist Jessi Gold Nov 29, 2024

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Dr. Jessi Gold (@DrJessiGold) is the Chief Wellness Officer for the University of Tennessee as well as an Associate Professor of Psychiatry. Her main advocacy focus has been burnout in the healthcare industry, which includes issues like doctors being trained to stuff emotions, increased suicide rates for healthcare workers, and general issues with the overall healthcare system. Look for her book How Do You Feel: One Doctor’s Search For Humanity in Medicine

For more about Jessi: https://www.drjessigold.com/ and her book How Do You Feel https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-Do-You-Feel/Jessi-Gold/9781982199777.

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#723 Toxic Productivity - Therapist Israa Nasir Nov 22, 2024

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Israa Nasir is a therapist and the founder of Well Guide, a digital wellness platform making therapy tools accessible to everyone. She discusses red flags and green flags in terms of mental health and processes for reflection on how to live a life true to who you are. Look for hew new book, Toxic Productivity.

Buy Israa’s New Book: TOXIC PRODUCTIVITY: Reclaim Your Time and Emotional Energy in a World That Always Demands More

Social Media Links

Website: https://www.israanasir.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/well.guide/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@israajnasir

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/israanasir/

For Israa’s Well Guide https://israanasir.substack.com/

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#722 - Anger - Listener JT Nov 15, 2024

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JT was well into adulthood before he was able to come to terms with his anger issues. Today, he’s turned things around with the help of therapy, meditation, and support groups. He opens up about how he realized he had anger issues and offers practical tips on managing anger.

More about JT

The workbook that JT mentioned: https://avediancounselingcenter.com/about-2/our-books/

Links Paul mentioned to help support the trans community

https://www.pointofpride.org/

This NYC org throws parties to raise money for Black trans folks rent and surgeries https://www.forthegworls.com/home

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestheculture/2021/11/29/20-trans-poc-led-grassroots-organizations-to-support-on-giving-tuesday/

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#721 All About DBT - Ethan Sapienza Nov 08, 2024

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Ethan Sapienza is a clinical social worker and therapist specializing in EMDR and DBT. He discusses the benefits of these modalities and shares practical DBT coping mechanisms that everyone can find useful.

More About Ethan and DBT

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/ethan-sapienza-beverly-hills-ca/879732

Ethan’s practice's site: https://behavioralpsychstudio.com/

-Info on what DBT is: https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/dbt

-Info on what DBT-PE is: https://dbtpe.org/

-An article he wrote breaking down DBT and its trauma adaptations, DBT-PE and DBT-PTSD https://behavioralpsychstudio.com/10389-2/

-A resource to find a DBT therapist (this is from one of the major training orgs for DBT called BTech, which Marsha Linehan started): https://behavioraltech.org/find-a-therapist-app/

-Info on what E/RP is: https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/erp#:~:text=Exposure%20and%20response%20prevention%20therapy%20is%20the%20opposite%20of%20flooding,ability%20to%20handle%20their%20obsessions.

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#720 Working On Ourselves - Ahmed Al-kadri Nov 01, 2024

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Ahmed Al-kadri (@AhmedLovesBread) is a Yemeni-American comedian who is trying to be a better person, a better partner, and a better man. He shares his journey to realizing his addictions and doing the work to change for the better. Check out his new comedy special: Special, Not Special on YouTube.

You can see Ahmed’s debut comedy hour, Special Not Specialon YouTube now

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